- In Case of A Zombie Outbreak, the CDC Would Get Right On That | The Mary Sue • by Susana Polo
- [blockquote, attrib to the] CDC, on its role in a hypothetical zombie outbreak. As for what you can do, you should prepare for zombies like you would any other natural disaster: stock up on water, food, first aid, and wait it out in a safe place.
They do not, however, mention useful improvised weapons or heading out to your favorite pub.
- Vesak Day 2011 | The Big Picture
- Commonly called "Budda's birthday," Vesak Day is a time for Buddhists worldwide to come together and celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha. The commemorations range from meditations and quiet prayers to alms giving events to long colorful processions. In Indonesia, such events take place at the Borobudur Mahayana Buddhist monument, making it the most visited tourist attraction in the country. Vesak is observed every year during the full moon occurring in May or June. — Lloyd Young(27 photos total)
- Origins of the Deficit – NYTimes.com – Paul Krugman
- “I came to the House as a real deficit hawk, but I am no longer a deficit hawk,” said Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.). “I’ll tell you why. I had to spend the surpluses. Deficits make it easier to say no.”
Nobody cares about the deficit, least of all the people making the loudest noise.
- Even Dennis Kucinich Would Kick Sarah Palin’s Ass In 2012
- Somebody at Public Policy Polling got the bright idea of matching up Dennis Kucinich against Sarah Palin and Donald Trump in a fun little game of what would happen if.
- Newt: Respect the Memory Hole! | Talking Points Memo • by Josh Marshall
- In a bold laying down of the gauntlet tonight on Fox News, Newt Gingrich banned Democrats from attempting to retrieve his Meet the Press quotes from the memory hole he's spent the day consigning them to. And he formally decreed that "any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood." Watch.
- Drake the Heroic Whistleblower | Informed Comment • by Juan
- Drake revealed to the Baltimore Sun how how the NSA abandoned a legal and promising data mining program for an intrusive, unconstitutional and ultimately useless one. For telling the public how its rights had been violated and its money wasted, he now faces decades in prison. …
Why are Obama and Holder even pursuing this case? Obama campaigned on ending such abuses, which he would not have known about without whistleblowers like Drake.
- Jimi Hendrix and Haight Street in San Francisco Caused Priests to Molest Young Boys: Report | Firedoglake • by David Dayen
- I wish that headline was in any way hyperbolic. And this comes out of a five-year study, not a quick answer to deflect criticism. This is the formal opinion of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. …
I missed the part of the Summer of Love dedicated to pedophilia. Maybe that didn’t make the director’s cut of Woodstock. …
The bishops paid $1.8 million to conduct this study. They could have just got Joe Klein or someone to tell them to blame the hippies for quite a bit less.
- Solar Disinfecting Device For the Developing World – Technology Review – David Zax
- …modified a solar power apparatus, tweaking it so that it can reach temperatures sufficient to sterilize surgical instruments. The technology could potentially bring effective sterilizing techniques to parts of the developing world that have traditionally lacked them.
The Rice students' sun-powered autoclave is a modification, essentially, on a much older device, the Capteur Soleil, invented by the Frenchman Jean Boubour. The Capteur Soleil looks something like a metallic swingset, with curved panels to capture solar power.
- Petition: Thank the San Francisco Giants for making an "It Gets Better" anti-homophobia video! | Change.org
- Please join me in sincerely thanking the San Francisco Giants for announcing their commitment to make an "It Gets Better" anti-gay bullying video for LGBT youth …This is a watershed moment for sports, for LGBT youth, and for kids perceived to be LGBT.
- Tell your Senator: Stop putting Big Oil subsidies ahead of the American people.
- 48 Senators took lots of oil money. And then voted to let Big Oil keep taking our money.
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